Aseptic Meningitis Associated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Myasthenia Gravis : A Report of Two Cases. |
Joon Sung Kim, Geun Mo Kim, Ki Won Park, Young Jong Woo |
1Department of Pediatrics, Mirae Children's Hospital, Korea. drkimjs@hanmail.net 2Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is widely used to treat various neurologic or autoimmune disorders in childhood. Aseptic meningitis has been reported as a rare complication of IVIG therapy. We describe two girls, aged 2 and 8 years, with myasthenia gravis who suffered from aseptic meningitis after an administration of high-dose IVIG. Any other etiologic agent were identified in neither case. Both patients recovered completely within a few days and left no sequelae. To our knowledge, these are the first such reported cases in children with myasthenia gravis. |
Key Words:
Immunoglobulin, Meningitis, Myasthenia gravis, Child |
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